Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for interfacing and testing a phase locked loop in a field programmable gate array

US7434080B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Actel Corporation · US

Inventors

Wei-Min Kuo · San Jose, US
Donald Y. Yu · Fremont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 3, 2002
Grant date	Oct 7, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R31/3016
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for interfacing a phase locked loop in a field programmable gate array. The apparatus comprising a phase locked loop cluster. The phase locked loop further comprising a plurality of RT modules, a plurality of RO modules, at least one TY module, a plurality of receiver modules and at least one buffer module. A phase locked loop selectively coupled to the RT modules, the RO modules, the TY modules, the receiver modules and at least one buffer module in the phase locked loop cluster.

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